The nirvana sound

Hi guys, I just got my 1st electric guitar a few days ago with Marshall Jackhammer and also Boss super chorus pedals. I am trying to get the Nirvana sound (more specifically the sound for smells like teen spirit). I want to play that song very badly but I can't seem to get the settings correct. Any sugguestions?

For the sound on Unplugged in NY, the cooles pedal is a Small Face Chorus pedal. Also a distortion pedal should be used. My favorite pedal is Korg AX1g. It has everything you need in a multieffects pedal for less than $200!

i use a DOD grunge pedal, and i put the highs and lows in the middle (maybe the high a little more), and crank up the distortion all the way. if u want a nevermind sound, use a lot of chorus. for an in utero/bleach sound, no chorus, just full distortion.

you might want to try investing $30-$40 on another distortion pedal -- a boss ds-1. considering that's what kurt used on nevermind, that's probably you're safest bet for heavy grunge disortion. it's also quite a bit cheaper than those metalzone pedals. plus, two distortion pedals gives you flexibility 'cause you can use one as an overdrive pedal or booster, and the other as a saturation effect.

anyway, to play smells like teen spirit right, use very saturated, high-gain distortion (turn the gain/volume knobs on your jackhammer up all the way) during the chorus, and use a clean sound with chorus during the verse. use distortion and chorus for the solo.

Any Grunge pedal is a waste of money. I never got a good Nirvana sound from one. Ive got the best sound from a metal zone. Ds1 and ds2's and a good guitar and amp can give you a perfect nirvana sound (considering that's what kurt used) Theres so many options and combinations out there today for a band with so many different sounds!

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